Back in July, I talked to designer/artist-extraordinaire Amy Martin. She had been laid off from The Los Angeles Times and was offering to help her job-seeking co-workers redesign their résumés. That was incredibly inspiring. Amy sent an update on Saturday: Two exciting things happened this week: 1) the poster I designed for Manifest Hope is [...]
Amy Martin is one of the 150 newsroom employees laid off from the Los Angeles Times this week. But she’s putting a spin on that devastating news: She’s offering to help her job-seeking co-workers redesign their résumés. Amy joined the Times in September as the Calendar design editor, and was at the Detroit Free Press [...]
Los Angeles Times Publisher David Hiller announced his resignation today. The official memo: I want to let you know that David Hiller has decided to step down as publisher of The Los Angeles Times, effective immediately. David took over as publisher in October 2006, during a difficult period for the newspaper and has performed with [...]
ODDS & ENDS • While searching for “Keep calm” signs, I found Apartment Therapy. I find something new and interesting every time I visit. • MySpace and politics … What’s next? I do like the approach the reporter took, though; it was a quick and fun read. • Fun marketing ideas. • My mother and [...]
ODDS & ENDS • TurboTax sponsored a rap contest, and they’ve actually had a few entries. Even a few good entries. • There are strange experiments in journalism, including a guest editor at the Los Angeles Times. • Some students at Grinnell University have been receiving anonymous threatening letters for several years. One recipient was [...]
